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If you’re not a professional agricultural specialist, gardener, or botanist, navigating your way through plant foods and fertilizers can be a little daunting. The best way to know how much, and at what proportion, to add nutrients to the soil is with a soil test. A simple soil test can be purchased from the Garden Center at Friedman’s Home Improvement. Once you determine which nutrients are lacking or in abundance, you can amend the soil to correct most problems. According to the experts, there are four main nutrients that are most likely to be a problem in the soil: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium. The …